25th
February, 2001.
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Adam Gilchrist |
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"In
India, you’ve got to switch on early against the spinners. Otherwise.."
Adam Gilchrist after the match against Mumbai. |
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Steve
Waugh |
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"We
will have to bat much better if we are to win the series." - Steve Waugh
after the game against Mumbai. |
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Ashok
Mankad |
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"Had
the selectors chosen the team after this match, it could have been fruitful."
- Mumbai coach Ashok Mankad. |
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Narendra
Hirwani |
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"I
will try my best not to let down the national selectors down. I will give
my hundred per cent". - Narendra Hirwani.
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Javagal
Srinath |
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"My
goal would be the first wicket of the first Test," - Srinath's goal for
this series. |
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"I'm
sure the Test will be evenly contested. We shouldn't read too much between
the lines of the two tour games the Australians have played so far. They
are going to come out strongly. There is quite a lot for us to learn from
them." - Srinath on the high-profile series. |
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Shane
Warne |
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"After
these two warm-up games we have got enough practice and we are ready to
face the Indians". Shane Warne. |
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Nayan
Mongia |
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"The
next week will be the most exciting in my life. Wish me luck," - Mongia
on his inclusion in the Indian side. |
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Sourav
Ganguly |
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Every
country backs its own team, only we Indians think negatively about ourselves.
- Sourav Ganguly on biased media. |
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"Deep
inside, I believe it is really possible to beat Steve Waugh's side." - says
a positive Ganguly. |
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Ajit
Agarkar |
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I
really enjoyed bowling to them on the bouncy wickets in Australia and I
think it will be a good series ahead of us." - Ajit Agarkar. |
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Sairaj Bahutule |
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"It
is not true to say that I don't have a googly. I can bowl googlies and have
been working on it during the conditioning camp"- Sairaj Bahutule. |
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